> do better examination of patents so that BS ones don't get issued The patent in this case is 18 years old. Some claim things are stricter now, others don't.

> do better examination of patents so that BS ones don't get issued The patent in this case is 18 years old. Some claim things are stricter now, others don't. > allow third-parties to invalidate patents by showing prior art to the patent office for a nominal fee This is possible[1] and the article mentions cloudflare is doing it. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reexamination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reexamination